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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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Fiume, Austria-Hungary (now Rijeka, Croatia)
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gptkbp:diameter
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356 mm (early model)
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gptkbp:firstSelfPropelledTorpedo
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true
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gptkbp:guidanceSystem
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gyroscope
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Whitehead torpedo
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gptkbp:influenced
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development of modern torpedoes
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gptkbp:introduced
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1866
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gptkbp:inventedBy
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gptkb:Robert_Whitehead
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gptkbp:length
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3.35 meters (early model)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Stabilimento_Tecnico_Fiumano
Whitehead & Co.
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gptkbp:patent
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1866
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gptkbp:propulsion
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compressed air engine
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gptkbp:range
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200-700 meters (early model)
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gptkbp:significance
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first effective self-propelled torpedo
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gptkbp:speed
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7 knots (early model)
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Austro-Hungarian_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Russian_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkb:Italian_Navy
gptkb:Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:usedIn
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early 20th century
late 19th century
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gptkbp:usedOn
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submarines
surface ships
torpedo boats
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gptkbp:warheadType
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explosive
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Whitehead_and_Son
gptkb:Robert_Whitehead
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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